NAME
dnscache-conf - sets up a DNS cache service.
SYNOPSIS
dnscache-conf acct logacct D [ ip ]
DESCRIPTION
This is a reference page. For tutorial information, see the
instructions for
workstations (http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-cache.html),
home computers (http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-cache-home.html),
external caches (http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-cache-x.html), or
upgrading from BIND (http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-cache-bind.html).
dnscache-conf creates a service directory D that runs dnscache(8). The
name D must start with a slash and must not contain any special
characters. Normally D is /etc/dnscache.
You can run the service under svscan(8) by using the update-service(8)
program on Debian GNU/Linux
update-service --add D
or by creating a symbolic link in the svscan(8) directory (normally
/service or /etc/service), e.g.:
ln -s D /service
The service will start within five seconds, and will be restarted upon
reboot. You can use svc(8) to control the service.
dnscache-conf arranges for dnscache(8) to chroot to D/root and to run
under the uid and gid of acct. The name acct must not contain any
special characters.
dnscache-conf arranges for dnscache(8) to listen for UDP packets and
TCP connections on port 53 of ip.
ip is optional; if it is not supplied, dnscache-conf arranges for
dnscache(8) to listen on 127.0.0.1.
dnscache-conf creates D/root/ip/127.0.0.1 so that dnscache(8) will
accept queries from 127.0.0.1.
dnscache-conf puts 128 bytes of not-particularly-secret data into
D/seed and arranges for dnscache(8) to pass D/seed to
dns_random_init(3). If your system has a good source of random data,
you can replace D/seed with 128 bytes of data from that source.
dnscache-conf creates an automatically rotated log directory in
D/log/main. The logs are owned by logacct. The corresponding
multilog(8) processes run under the uid and gid of logacct. The name
logacct must not contain any special characters.
SEE ALSO
dnscache(8), svscan(8), svc(8), multilog(8), axfrdns-conf(8), rbldns-
conf(8), tinydns-conf(8), walldns-conf(8), update-service(8)
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
dnscache-conf(8)